The influence of autism-like traits on cheek biases for the expression and perception of happiness

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-16

  Harris, Chris D ^a   Lindell, Annukka K ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Autism; Emotion; Hemiface; Hemisphere; Laterality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUTISM LIKE TRAIT; AUTISM QUOTIENT QUESTIONNAIRE; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED CHOICE METHOD; HAPPINESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051706182     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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